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Rear admiral (abbreviated as RADM), also sometimes referred to informally as "rear admiral (upper half)", is a two-star flag officer, with the pay grade of O-8 in the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps and the United States Maritime Service.
A 1946 law gave Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard officers the retired pay as well as the rank of the highest temporary grade in which they had satisfactory service on or before June 30, 1946, which the Judge Advocate General of the Navy interpreted to mean an officer could apply his tombstone promotion to his highest temporary grade from ...
Authorized one appointment of an Admiral of the Navy, who would not be retired except on his own application (George Dewey). Set annual pay of Admiral of the Navy to be the same as the last General of the Army ($13,500, 16 Stat. 320). USN: Act of May 13, 1908 35 Stat. 127: Set annual pay of Admiral [of the Navy] at $13,500. USN
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The shoulder stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a U.S. Navy rear admiral (Line officer). This is a list of active duty rear admirals (two-star rear admiral, abbreviated RADM) serving in the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps, and the United ...
Navy four-star admiral Richard C. Macke retired with two stars due to misconduct unrelated to the 1995 Okinawa rape incident that forced his early retirement. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 changed retirements in three- and four-star grades to follow a similar approval process as one- and two-star grades.
Brian Lee Losey [1] (born November 11, 1960) is a retired rear admiral of the United States Navy. He headed the Naval Special Warfare Command from 2013 until his retirement in 2016. Losey is a native of Tacoma, Washington .
Retired Rear Adm. James (Jay) Bynum will assume his duties Aug. 1, succeeding retired Rear Adm. Greg Slavonic, who will be leaving after leading the veterans agency since March 2023.